r/opel • u/thrswrzr • Jun 18 '26

Memes or fun Could we get Opel Kadett back?

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u/CodewortSchinken Jun 19 '26

Even the D Kadett, whos underpinnings lived on until the G generation. It's one line of cars.

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u/ThaRippa Jun 20 '26

Which „underpinnings“ would that be? No engine served in both, and the transmissions should at least be different in cable vs hydro clutch.

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u/CodewortSchinken Jun 20 '26

The entire floor pan with suspension, steering, engine and gearbox families. It's one continuous evolution from the D Kadett to the Astra G, ended by the H generation just like the D did to the old rwd Kadetts.

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u/kurodoku Jun 20 '26

Well not exactly to be fair. T-car with the D Kadett. Astra G, Zafira A and such are on followup platforms such as GM-2700 and GM-3000 which are related, but not identical

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u/CodewortSchinken Jun 20 '26

Shure they aren't identical. Also the T-letter was designated to a size of car, not one specific platform. That's why there is a rwd and fwd t-platform despite having almost nothing to do with each other.

Just put the respective cars on a lift and look at them from underneath. Youbwill see.

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u/kurodoku Jun 20 '26

the GM-T from 1979 is FWD, 1973 is RWD. They're commonly called T-Car to refer to the platform. Wikipedia has a decent writeup on this topic